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January 11 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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January 11 09:18 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...

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Gov’t looking at plans for flyover bridges
February 11, 2007
GOVERNMENT is examining plans to introduce flyover bridges in an effort to ease traffic congestion in Kingston and other major urban centres. "In term...
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JLP youth arm makes prayer requests
BY INGRID BROWN Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 11, 2007
GENERATION 2000 (G2K), the young professional arm of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), yesterday pledged its support to strengthen the lobbyi...
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Big use of lie detectors
Desmond Allen | Executive Editor 
February 10, 2007
With little fanfare, a growing number of major Jamaican firms are routinely using polygraph tests or lie detectors to help reduce theft or corruption ...
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A plea from four HIV positive Jamaicans
BY PAT ROXBOROUGH-WRIGHT EDITOR-AT-LARGE/WESTERN BUREAU roxboroughp@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - A group of HIV positive Jamaicans say they are looking for a sponsor to help them launch an association that would make it eas...
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Doreen Lambert remembered as motivator, go-getter
February 10, 2007
Family members, friends and colleagues who turned out yesterday to celebrate the life of Doreen Lambert, who was chief archivist at the National Archi...
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Message in the music
By Marcia Forbes 
February 10, 2007
How often have we wondered just what some of the lyrics of these songs are saying? I remember sitting in a board room with a group of media managers t...
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The Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collie)
February 10, 2007
This week, Our Habitat begins our series on endangered species in Jamaica. We begin with a look at the Jamaican Iguana. Have questions, comments? E-ma...
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Bodles pig farm at centre of genetically modified food row
BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHITE Sunday Observer writer editorial @jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
As far as Newport Genetics Limited is concerned, the science it uses to breed pigs for local consumption is safe and brings home the bacon. However, t...
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Penny-pinching penal services saves $400m in 3 years
BY CARL GILCHRIST Sunday Observer staff reporter gilchristc@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
The Department of Correctional Services has knocked down its operational expenses by $400 million in less than three and a half years, by its efforts ...
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Dust, stench and claim of impotence
By Karyl Walker Sunday Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
The approximately US$400 million earned by the bauxite sector last year means nothing to Sandra McLean and other residents of districts surrounding th...
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New caribbean exam gets local endorsement
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
JAMAICA'S teachers and employers have given their stamp of approval to the new Caribbean-wide examination geared at readying students for entry-level ...
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Speaker appeals for good behaviour
February 10, 2007
Speaker Michael Peart has written his 59 colleagues in the House of Representatives demanding that they improve their behaviour during sittings of the...
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Jamaica’s bauxite can last 100 years
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer 
February 10, 2007
Bauxite mining can continue for another century in Jamaica before all reserves are exhausted, as long as proper mining practices are observed, say Par...
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Cops seize 5,000 lbs of ganja in Clarendon
by Ingrid Brown Sunday Observer staff reporter browni@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
Five thousand pounds of compressed ganja, which the authorities valued at J$8 million, were confiscated by close to 100 cops who swooped down on a hou...
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UCJ has integral role in CSME, says Council boss
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February 10, 2007
EXECUTIVE director of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Dr Ethley London, has said the council plays an integral role in the free movement of p...
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34 receive Duke’s gold award
BY LUKE DOUGLAS Sunday Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 10, 2007
THIRTY FOUR young people from all over Jamaica were honoured at Kings House last Tuesday for successfully completing a programme of voluntary activiti...
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Higgler, daughter and niece to know fate Friday
February 10, 2007
Sentencing of 50 year-old higgler Beverly Scarlett, who, along with her daughter and niece, was found guilty of manslaughter last month for the killin...
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Key players in alleged telemarketing scam arrested
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February 9, 2007
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Assistant police commissioner Clifford Blake has confirmed that the police have arrested key players in the multi-million doll...

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